I Saw An Angel

By DEREK BECHER

I saw an angel on the sill,

The dawn of Christmas Day;

It gazed upon my little crèche

And pressed its hands to pray…

Her whispered words were weaving

Into frost upon the pane;

It printed pretty lyrics

That the seraph would proclaim.

And then she strummed a little harp,

So smoothly, gently, there;

And then I heard her softly sing

This lovely little prayer:

“Little baby in the crib

I’ll guard you ever so;

Baby Jesus, I’m with you

Wherever you will go.”

She smiled so serenely, then,

Her face a lovely sight,

And fluttered to the heavens

In the Christmas morning light.

I saw an angel on the sill,

One blessed Christmas morn;

She sang a little Christmas prayer

When Christ our Lord was born.

(© December 2011)